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Good morning, my friends. I gave myself an easy day yesterday. There were a few small tasks to take care of, and I did a Bowflex workout. Also, I pureed the watermelon given to us by our CSA farmers. I'll make some watermelon sorbet from that later today. I've made sorbet from all kinds of fruit, but watermelon is my favorite.

Since I was taking a lazy day, I didn't make it into the sewing room until late in the day. Smitty was my helper cat.

Good morning, my friends. I gave myself an easy day yesterday. There were a few small tasks to take care of, and I did a Bowflex workout. Also, I pureed the watermelon given to us by our CSA farmers. I'll make some watermelon sorbet from that later today. I've made sorbet from all kinds of fruit, but watermelon is my favorite.

Since I was taking a lazy day, I didn't make it into the sewing room until late in the day. Smitty was my helper cat.

Good morning, my friends. The great tomato extravacanza has come to an end. Since I did no canning last year, the empty jars have been stacking up to an alarming height. It was good to put some of them back to work. When all was finished, there were 10-1/2 quarts of tomato sauce and 7 pints of salsa. That should hold us for a while.

Now I need to decide how ...

Good morning, my friends. The great tomato extravacanza has come to an end. Since I did no canning last year, the empty jars have been stacking up to an alarming height. It was good to put some of them back to work. When all was finished, there were 10-1/2 quarts of tomato sauce and 7 pints of salsa. That should hold us for a while.

Now I need to decide how ...

Good morning, my friends. It wasn't terribly warm yesterday, but the humidity was high, making it feel warmer than it actually was. Smitty was outside for quite a while. When he came in, he fell over in a dead heap to cool his tummy furs on the wood floor.

Good morning, my friends. It wasn't terribly warm yesterday, but the humidity was high, making it feel warmer than it actually was. Smitty was outside for quite a while. When he came in, he fell over in a dead heap to cool his tummy furs on the wood floor.

Good morning, my friends. How's September treating you so far? It was warm here yesterday, and it didn't really cool off overnight. I'm hoping we don't get another hot spell coming through. It seems like we've paid our dues for the year, doesn't it? (Says the person who spent most of the summer in Alaska.)

Just the border remained on my quilting project yesterday. That was a pretty quick round of the quilt. I used this upsy-downsy heart motif.

Here's a look ...

Good morning, my friends. How's September treating you so far? It was warm here yesterday, and it didn't really cool off overnight. I'm hoping we don't get another hot spell coming through. It seems like we've paid our dues for the year, doesn't it? (Says the person who spent most of the summer in Alaska.)

Just the border remained on my quilting project yesterday. That was a pretty quick round of the quilt. I used this upsy-downsy heart motif.

Here's a look ...

Good morning, my friends. So that's enough of that three-day weekend stuff. It's time to get back to work. My yesterday started with a trip to our plum tree to pick plenty of pretty purple plums. (Awesome alliteration.) Just look at these pretties...

There's a story behind this recipe: The NYTimes published Marian Burros's recipe for Plum Torte every September from 1983 until 1989, when the editors determined that enough was enough. The recipe was to be printed for ...

Good morning, my friends. So that's enough of that three-day weekend stuff. It's time to get back to work. My yesterday started with a trip to our plum tree to pick plenty of pretty purple plums. (Awesome alliteration.) Just look at these pretties...

There's a story behind this recipe: The NYTimes published Marian Burros's recipe for Plum Torte every September from 1983 until 1989, when the editors determined that enough was enough. The recipe was to be printed for ...

Good morning, my friends. Happy Labor Day and welcome to September! Time marches on, doesn't it? Fall will be here soon enough. Our landscape is already showing signs. 

It was a busy weekend for me. Matthew was here on Saturday and spent the day with us. It was good seeing him and hearing about all the things he's involved with. Then yesterday, I had some housework to do, and we also headed down to the neighbors' for an open house. We didn't stay long, but it still took a chunk out of the day.

Despite being busy ...

Good morning, my friends. Happy Labor Day and welcome to September! Time marches on, doesn't it? Fall will be here soon enough. Our landscape is already showing signs. 

It was a busy weekend for me. Matthew was here on Saturday and spent the day with us. It was good seeing him and hearing about all the things he's involved with. Then yesterday, I had some housework to do, and we also headed down to the neighbors' for an open house. We didn't stay long, but it still took a chunk out of the day.

Despite being busy ...

Good morning, my friends. The weather was cooperative for our hike on the Blueberry Loop Trail yesterday morning. We had a little trouble finding it, although our nav unit led us right to it. The signage gave it a different name. Even after arriving at the parking lot, we found yet a different name on the signs posted. Happily, we found the loop we were looking for on the posted map of the trail system.

Good morning, my friends. The weather was cooperative for our hike on the Blueberry Loop Trail yesterday morning. We had a little trouble finding it, although our nav unit led us right to it. The signage gave it a different name. Even after arriving at the parking lot, we found yet a different name on the signs posted. Happily, we found the loop we were looking for on the posted map of the trail system.

Good morning, my friends. It was another lovely day in Anchorage yesterday. Rain arrived late in the afternoon, but we enjoyed the sunny parts of the day. Our first stop was the Anchorage Farmers Market. It was a small market, but it's always interesting to see what's available in different parts of the country.

Good morning, my friends. It was another lovely day in Anchorage yesterday. Rain arrived late in the afternoon, but we enjoyed the sunny parts of the day. Our first stop was the Anchorage Farmers Market. It was a small market, but it's always interesting to see what's available in different parts of the country.

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Fourth of July to all who celebrate. We find ourselves in Anchorage this morning.

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Fourth of July to all who celebrate. We find ourselves in Anchorage this morning.

Good morning, my friends. It was a pretty easy-going day yesterday. When I started my walk on the treadmill yesterday, I was thinking I had one more walk left to finish off the documentary I was watching, Ken Burns' "The West." When I reached the end of Episode 7, it continued on to Episode 8! What?!? Okay, so I guess I'm not done yet. It'll encourage me to keep walking, I guess. It would be good to finish it before we leave.

So let's talk about what else is going on. I took the first stitches on ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a pretty easy-going day yesterday. When I started my walk on the treadmill yesterday, I was thinking I had one more walk left to finish off the documentary I was watching, Ken Burns' "The West." When I reached the end of Episode 7, it continued on to Episode 8! What?!? Okay, so I guess I'm not done yet. It'll encourage me to keep walking, I guess. It would be good to finish it before we leave.

So let's talk about what else is going on. I took the first stitches on ...